A number of web sites show the cost for tuition as a per credit amount for one credit as one basis for comparing distance learning programs. For instance, at Texas A&M Commerce, one credit at the graduate level is shown as costing $619.50. When you actually take a course the per credit amount is actually a lot less since a discount is given as the number of credits increases. A three credit graduate course at Texas A&M Commerce actually costs $1,565.50 instead of costing $1858.50. This works out to be $521.83 per credit. Two courses, or six graduate credits, costs $3,017.00 which works out to be $502.83 per credit. Do most schools discount tuition depending on the number of credits you take? Should the cost per course be shown instead on web sites?
More complications Yep, figuring the ACTUAL costs can be complex. You forgot to note the decrease (3 credits) or increase (over 3 credits) for taking the classes on-line exclusively. And then to complicate it more (thanks to the SREB Academic Common Market (http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/participating/institutions.asp)): if you live in one of these states: Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida (graduate only) Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina (graduate only) Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas (graduate only) Virginia West Virginia You only pay in-state tuition if you use on-line programs.
Hey Bluemason, How is the degree going at FHSU? I almost went there, looks like a great school. Are you going to go for Cisco certifications in the near future?
Things are going great I have all the courses to take the CCNA but my current job capacity doesn't warrant it so I'm not going to bother... I'm taking an advanced networking course and it's excellent (done through cisco networking academy). I'm really quite happy with FHSU - the prof's make you work for your grade, so there is a lot of satisfaction. I did scale back to part-time student which prolonged my grad by 9 months, but I'm saving sanity So, Summer of 09 I'll be done (still not bad, 4 years for a BS degree while working FT and being a FT dad *pat-self-on-back* hehe). So to recap, I have no complaints as far as the curriculum is concerned, and out of all the prof's I've had thus far, I've only had 2 duds, which I can accept and let FHSU know through feedback.